Storage battery



Nov. 4. 1924-. 1,514,056

. J. W. LEiTZEN STORAGE BATTERY originalliled Apz'll 17, L92

INVENTOR. J WLEIZZEAT,

A TTORNEYI fjM KZW Y. BEST AVAILABLE COPY raeeemv- 4,- 1924.

Jenn w. Lnrr'zmr, or MArLEroN, town. I

STORAGE BATTERY.

- 'cdiitniu no'ii lat-application Serial at. 553,960, filed April 17,1922. This application filed. May 29, 1922. A

- T"-aZl -'whom'it may concern:

"-Be it known that I, JOHN WV. Lnrrian, a citizen of the United States,andfaresident of Mapleton, inthe count-y. ofMonona and U 'Stateof Iowa,have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Storage Bat-"terie of which the following is a specificationi,

- 'i)?"553,9 60,"fi-led April 17, 1922, allowed lt ayIS, 1922,- andabandoned by notice of f'abahdonment dated May 26, 1922. The inventioncontemplates improved wmeans fortconnecting the service conductors .1td'the terminals of a storagehattery.

'Ano'ther object ofthe invention is the production of means forconnecting the service conductors with the terminals of a: storagebattery, which means obviates the operation J0 ofany threaded members inconnecting" or disc'onnecting the service conductors to or 1 from the'terminals.

Furthermore, the invention has for an object thev production of amechanism for con meeting: the service conductors of a storage hatter'withthefterminals of a battery, and

f -emho ying'certain novel features of con--- struction'and arrangementsof parts whereby 'the service conductors are automatically connectedwith the storage battery termi- ,nals'by' placing the battery in itsnormal 1 position, an'd'automatically disconnected by ,the'remova-l ofthe battery from its normal positiong'and whereby the battery, when 85placed in its normal position, is secure againstaccidental displacement.

The invention has for a. further object the production of improvedbattery connectin and securing means consisting of suit- 40 obi/supportson opposite sides -of the bat ter'y' and'a pair'of oppositely taperedmembersat each side of the battery, one of said members of each pairbeing, secured to 'jthe I adjiacent support, and its mate being secured46 to'the battery and connected by a suitable conductor with theadjacent battery terminal and adapted to contact and coact with- .it'spiate to hold the battery removably, yet

securely, against accidental displacement. 1K) .These and other objectsand advantages I successfully attain in the embodimenthereinaftei"describedjdefined in the appended claims and illustrated'inthe accompanying drawing which forms a part of this appli- IQQQQtiQn andwhich like characters of refercuring members.

- Serial No. 564,664.

ence indicate correspondin z parts throughout the sm'era-l views,of-which,

Fig. l is a plan ofa storage battery connecting and supporting meansconstructed in atcordance with my invention. s

Fig. 2is a side elevation thereof, parts being; cut away andshown insection, and

a a Fig. 3,.4is an enlarged, perspective. view of This isa continuationof my application- :one pairof the tapered connecting and se- 05Referring, now, to the illustrations-4; re};- resents generally afamiliar type of storage battery, including its box,5, handles, (5, andterminal poles, 7. On opposite sides of the box, 5, I secure metalplates, 8, as byscrews, 9, or otherwise, and having their lower endstormed with flanges, 10, on which the bottom. of the box, 5, rests. T heplates, 8, are als provided with vertical flanges, 11, dis- Iposethcentrally of the side of the box and having their edges inclinedor tapered, as at l2, in the direction of the bottom of the box.Suitable.supporting means are provided at oppositesides of thebatteryasfbyzi' rectang11'lz1r frane withinwhich the battery is po- 50siti'on'edand including upper and lower lon gitudinal bars, '13,' andupper and lower cross-bars, 14;. The upper and lower bars,

14, at each side of the battery are bolted, as

a't 15., or otherwise" suitablysecured to in 35 snlation-bloeks,16,tothe adjacent sides of which are securedl'plates, 17, as by bolts, 18,or otherwise. The plates, {17, are provided. with flanges, 19, havingtheir edges inclined andprovided with grooves, 20, to correspond 00 toand receive, respectively, the flanges, 11, of the plates, 8. Theflanges, 11, are permanently connected with the battery termia nals asby suitable electrical conductors, 21,

each having one end welded or burnt onto the flange, 11, and'itsopposite end firihly secured to asuitable terminal, 22, on the' adjacentbattery terminal post, 7.

The flanged plates, 17, are provided with suitable terminals to whichtheservioe conductors are connected. The said terminals preferablycomprise bolts, '23, projecting' through the block, 16, and threadedthrough the plate, 17, and into the flanges, 19, as shown in Fig.2.Between nuts, 24: and 25, are secured the battery'service conductors,26'. The coaotin'g edges of the flanges, 11 and 19, arecovered,preferably one with lead and the other with brass, the lead ringof anon-corrosive and soft nature provides.

7 ing members.

a sii't 'which readilymonforms and adapts I is'ilined with lead, 28,thus insuring a perfeet electrical connection between Cntac t It willnowbe clear the}. to connect the battery with the scrv'iceconductors itis necessary to lower the battery into the posi-- tion shown in Figs. 1and 2, in which-position the flanges. 11, are received in the the'weightof-the battery; insures'a perfectand the battery terminals and securesthe battery against accidental displacement when used in a motorvehicle.

It will alsobe observed that the ing members, ill and '19,.are so remotefrom the battery; terminals that they will not be corroded by acid fromth battery.

Althou h I have illustrated and above-d6 scribedzbut one speciesof theinvention, I would-mot be't'mderstood as being limited to suchconstruction. for various alterations and .modifications may be 'madein' the details (if-construction and arrangements of partsherein'disclosed without departing from thespirit'and scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention. what I-claim as'new-and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is I 1. In an electricalbattery having a box and terminal poles, a securim and connecting'meansincluding supports at opposite sides of the 'box. and a pair of taperedmeinbers at each side of the box. one of said members of each pair beingsecured to the box and connected with the ad acent pole of thebatteryand the other member r the pair being fixed to the adjacentsupport, said tapered members being adapted to react in a werlgingaction to support the battery and provide electriczil currentconductivity between the batterypole and the associa-ted member securedto the support.

2. An electrical battery including tapering terminals on its oppositesides, supporting means at opposite sides of the battery, and taperedele trical conducting elements fixed to said means and adapted towedgingzly coact, respectively. with said tapering terminals toremovablysupport the battery and detachablv electrically interconnectthe terminals and said elements.

3. The combination with a battery an? suitable supports at' oppositesides thereo ..of uprigzht tapering terminals secured to" and projectingfrom opposite sides of the battery. and tapering electrical conductingelements fixed to the supports,-and, adpated I I terminals with saidelements. is clad with brass, 27. while the groove, 20,

Contactto said members and seer/WAiLAeLscoin towedgingly coact',respectively, with said terminals to removably support the battery anddetachably electrically interconnect the" 4. The combination with abattery and suitable supports at opposite sides thereof, of verticalplates projecting from opposite sides-of the battery.electricallyconnected,

respectively. with the battery terminals. and

having tapered free edges," andvertical plat'essecurecl to thesupports-and having their free edges tapered to wedgingly coact {withthe'tapered edges of said tirstfplates grooves, 20. and. the wedgingaction be? tween the flanges, 11 and 19, produced by to removablysupport the"battery and dc.- tachably electrically interconnect saidfirst v V and second plates. connection between the scrviceconductors 5.The combination'with a battery and suit-able supports at opposite sidesthereof. of a pair of vertical p ates projecting from opposite sides of'the battery, electrically 35 connected, respectively, with the batteryterminals and having tapered free edges-and a pair of vertical platessecured. respectively.

to the supports and having-their free edges tapered to wedgingly enactwith the tapered edges of said first plates to removably sup-. port thebattery and detachably electricallyinterconnect said first andsecondplates, the

'jrce edges of said second pair of lates bermg grooved to receive theedges 0 the said first pair:-

i 6. The combination with an electrical bat-f tcry inclndingits, box andterminals, of supporting members at opposite sides of the battery.electrical conducting plates secured rovided on their adjncent sideswith vertical flanges having inclined cdccs. and electrical conducting-3plates secured to opposite sides of the battery and provided withvrertical flanges havin inclined edges to engage and wedgingly Cflilfft.respectivciv. with the said first flanges to rnmovably support thebattery and de-.' tuchubly electrically interconnect said first; andsr'c'ond flanges. said second fianges'be--- ing electrically connectedwith the battery terminals. I I

7. An ele trical connecting and support-J Eng menus or storage batteriesembodying two pairs of tapering electricity conducting elements adaptedto be positioned at opposite sirles of a battery. one element of each- 1pair being adapted to be secured tothe bat-0;,- tcrv and connectedelectrically with a terminal of the battery, and the other adapted. tobe secured to a suitable support and; wedgingly court and electricallycontactzwith'r its mate to rigidly support the'battery Iremovablyagainst lateral movement.

8. An electric-battery incl (ling suppoffinc members. paired elementsatopposite sides of the battery. one elenicnt-of-eachf pair being aterminal of the. battery and its. mate beingeccured toone oi saidmembers,

said elements of each pair having oppo-,

- 'gitely-inclined wed gin l. coacting surfaces ito removably and rigidte with respect/to sai members and Yes- -tab ish-electrlcal'conductivity between the I plinedtongued and grooved elements, one 'jofsaid elements being secured to the battery an d the other to. theadjacent support,. whereby the elements 'wedgingly cooperate toremovably support and hold the battery terminal connectin means for abattery including separate e ements adapted to secured respectively tothe battery and a suitable support and 'wedgingljtf'and rig- J,idlyco-act through the weight oi. the bata battery having an adjacent suport, 'in- .cluding separate elements adapte to be se-' cured'rcspectively to the battery and sup- I tery to prevent relative lateralmovement between themselves and make electrical conmotion with thebattery.

11-. Aterminal connection andsupport -for support the bat BEST AVAILABLECOPY port and wedgingly co-act through the weight of the batte to makeelectrical connection with and rigidly hold the battery against lateralmovement with respect to the support. a 5

12. Terminal connecting means for a battery including separatecontacting elements adapted to secured, respectively, to the battery anda suitable support to coact through, the weight of the battery to makeelectrical connection with the battery, the contacting surface of atleastone of said elements being oflead material.

13. The combination with a battery and supports'at opposite sidesthereof, of inclincd tongued and grooved elements, one of said elementsbeing secured to the battery and the other to the adjacent support,whereby the elements wedgin lyco-operate to removably support and holdthe battery rigidly with respect to the supports, said grooved elementsbeing lined withlead.

, In testimony whereof, I have hereuntoset my hand this 26" da of May,1922.

- a J HN W. LEITZEN.

